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Hudson Man, 24, Gets Mandatory 2½ Years In Prison In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Dad Hudson Man, 24, Gets Mandatory 2½ Years In Prison In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Dad
Hudson Man, 24, Gets Mandatory 2½ Years In Prison In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Dad An unlicensed Jersey City driver must spend at least 2½ years in state prison for fleeing a pedestrian crash that killed a Fairview man. Danny Maiker Vasquez, 24, abandoned his father's minivan at the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue near the North Bergen border that killed 39-year-old father of two Julius Smith shortly after 3:30 a.m. July 5, 2021. Smith was walking toward the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue along a stretch of road known locally as "Dead Man's Curve" when the 2008 Toyota Sienna mounted the sidewalk and struck him, authorities said at the time. Vasquez initially ke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teacher Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Hudson County Students Gets Prison Time Teacher Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Hudson County Students Gets Prison Time
Teacher Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Hudson County Students Gets Prison Time A 46-year-old teacher was sentenced to time behind bars for sexually assaulted two teen students in Jersey City, authorities announced. Francisco Realpe, of Hoboken, was sentenced on Jan. 6 to concurrent four-year sentences in New Jersey state prison for two counts of sexual assault that he pleaded guilty to last June, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Realpe is subject to Megan’s Law and Parole Supervision for Life. He has forfeited his right to current and future public employment and permanent restraining orders are in place for both victims. The first victim report being sex…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Girl Arrested For Threatening Egyptian Student At Jersey City High School Teen Girl Arrested For Threatening Egyptian Student At Jersey City High School
Teen Girl Arrested For Threatening Egyptian Student At Jersey City High School A teen girl was arrested for making a social media threat toward an Egyptian student in Jersey City, bringing an increased police presence to Dickinson High School, according to media reports and city officials. The girl sent a message from an anonymous Instagram account to the student saying she was going to "kill all of you and your Egyptian friends," after altercations between Black and Egyptian students last week, NJ Advance Media reports citing district officials. The investigation is active, however, did not appear to be a bias incident, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcion…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3 High School Students Assaulted, Gunman Arrested In Jersey City Pursuit 3 High School Students Assaulted, Gunman Arrested In Jersey City Pursuit
3 High School Students Assaulted, Gunman Arrested In Jersey City Pursuit Three Jersey City high school students were assaulted and one potential gunman was in custody during a pursuit Wednesday, developing reports say. A handgun loaded with a high-capacity magazine was recovered from a ski mask-clad man after he tossed it on Fleet Street around 11:45 a.m., sources tell Daily Voice. The man had been walking with three others near Palisade Avenue, when police spotted the gun in his waistband around 11:30 a.m., sources say. As police began searching for the three other men, also in ski masks and believed to be carrying weapons, reports came in that three Dick…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle
Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle UPDATE: A Jersey City man turned himself in following a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Fairview before dawn Monday, authorities said. Danny M. Vasquez, 24, of Hancock Avenue left the minivan, registered to his father, near the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue (Route 9) and took off on foot, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. He went to North Bergen police headquarters with the elder Vasquez to surrender Monday afternoon before he was turned over to Kahn's department. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian apparently was headed to the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Daughter Of Jersey City Teacher Who Went On Racist Tirade During Class Apologizes To Students Daughter Of Jersey City Teacher Who Went On Racist Tirade During Class Apologizes To Students
Daughter Of Jersey City Teacher Who Went On Racist Tirade During Class Apologizes To Students "You did nothing to deserve this treatment." That's the message Aliya Jackson had for the Jersey City's Dickinson High School students who sat helplessly in an online class her father went on a racist and profane tirade, according to NJ Advance Media. Twice. Howard Zlotkin, who taught the Landscape Design class at Dickinson High School, has since been suspended for the incidents in which he vocalized his sentiments on the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd and more, students told NBC New York. "I hear people whining and crying about Black Lives Matter," Zlotkin says, "but Geor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Jersey City Teacher Charged In Sexual Assault Of 2nd Teen Student Prosecutor: Jersey City Teacher Charged In Sexual Assault Of 2nd Teen Student
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teacher Charged In Sexual Assault Of 2nd Teen Student A Jersey City high school gym teacher charged earlier this month in the sexual assault of a teenage student is accused of doing the same to another student in 2004, authorities said. Francisco Realpe, 43, of Hoboken, was charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female student while working as a teacher in Union City 16 years ago, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Monday. Realpe was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office without incident, after surrendering with his attorney. Realpe, who had been placed on supervised release, was arrested on Feb. 3, on charge…

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by Cecilia Levine